By Randy Walker @TennisPublisher It would have been one of the biggest Cinderella stories ever in sports…. But it was still pretty awesome. Anastasiia Lopata was the No. 4 player on the University of Georgia’s national runner-up team and, heading into the NCAA women’s singles championships, was the No. 9 alternate to get into the…
College golf’s championship season is that much closer to crowning a national champ. The six regional championship sites that featured 12 teams and six individuals (72 teams and 36 individuals, total) concluded play Wednesday, and there were plenty of stellar performances and even some upsets. The top five teams (30 total) and the top individual…
Team leader: Wake Forest, 18 under Individual leader: Bailey Davis, Tennessee, 10 under The hook: There are five teams under par after the first two rounds at the Bermuda Run Regional, and there are six shots between fifth and sixth with 18 holes to play. Wake Forest, Texas, and Ole Miss seem well locked into…
Team leader: Arkansas, 8 under Individual leader: Kajal Mistry, Arkansas, 6 under The hook: A great, great start for Arkansas while top-seeded UCLA didn’t get off to the best of starts. In fact, Arkansas, Florida State and Purdue were the only teams to shoot under par on the opening day, and spots 4-7 are separated…
Jenna Birch promised her two seniors, Viktoria Krnacova and Agatha Alesson, that they would make an NCAA Regional during their time at Little Rock if they decided to commit. They did so, and then Birch and the duo, her first recruiting class as head coach, helped make that promise come true. However, it was almost…
A Banner Year For University of Michigan Tennis Entering NCAA Championships – World Tennis Magazine A Banner Year For University of Michigan Tennis Entering NCAA Championships
When the nation’s top collegiate golf teams arrive at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in May for the NCAA Championships, it will mark the culmination of their season. For Omni La Costa, however, it will signal the beginning of a new era for a resort that has been a frequent destination for the PGA…
Canadian tennis fans may be used to seeing the name “Fernandez” in their news feeds. The name Bianca too. But it is neither Leylah Annie Fernandez nor Bianca Andreescu who is making a climb in the NCAA rankings. That would be Leylah’s little sister, who happens to share a first name with the former Canadian…
USATSI The NCAA Division I Council has approved legislation to allow immediate eligibility for all multi-time transfers. The decision will go before the Division I Board to formally ratified on Monday. The organization had previously approved a blanket waiver for one-time transfers but held firm in requiring second-time transfers to sit out a year in…
Photo by Jacob Rice on Unsplash House Republicans are calling on the NCAA to prevent transgender women from participating in women’s college sports teams. A letter led by Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., and signed by 16 fellow Republican lawmakers expressed concerns about the future of women’s sports and the importance of upholding Title IX protections….
